Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users.  Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…

57 Year Old Mom Looks 27!

I feel like the online version of the New York Times has me pegged.  Or to say it another way, NYTimes’ cookies have tracked my online behavior such that its…

Argo-nomics: the Commercial Value of Oscars

The Oscars: merit award or money maker?

Plimus “Unlimited” Downloads

Gatorade Mobile App

Whether Gatorade is a better choice than water for athletes depends on the duration and intensity of the exercise, says science. Either way, we’re pretty sure water is not “the…

Are the Oscars Just a Test of Commercial Success?

The expanded “Best Picture”

Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days?

After being tempted for years, I finally decided to pay $79 to upgrade my In actuality a cherished geographical region of the planet featuring enormous biodiversity; now synonymous with an…

E-Cigarettes Hitting Teen Targets?

As more teens vape, lawmakers worry about e-cig ads.

Fandango’s Star Wars Tickets

The force of time leaves one reader in the dark.

Ad or Not? David O. Russell’s ‘Joy’

“HSN Queen” Joy Mangano leverages box-office hit with expansion into retail.

MoviePass Subscriptions

Allegations: Operating a deceptive bait-and-switch scheme

Promotions on Boxes of Eggo Waffles, Pop Tarts, and Kellogg’s Cereals

Digital Content Purchased from Apple

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that consumers may “buy” content by paying a higher price when Apple may revoke consumers’ access to “purchased” content at any time and for any reason

Digital Content from iTunes

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that consumers can “buy” digital content when Apple does not own all of the content it sells and must revoke access to content if its license to…

Monetizing Minors

How brands exploit kid influencers and their followers.